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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 February 2022

On Wednesday 9 February, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind12.77 GW35%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.62 GW7%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas9.68 GW27%Coal0.82 GW2%Imports3.22 GW9%Nuclear5.69 GW16%35.2GW AVERAGE35%7%27%9%16%
Price
£147.67/MWh
Day average £147.67
Demand35.2GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables39%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
143g/kWh
0Day average 143300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 9 February 2022, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 143 g/kWh and the price £147.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 04:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.16/MWh at 05:00 to £229.55/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.661.8%Wind 12.7735.3%Gas 9.6826.8%Hydro 0.691.9%Biomass 2.627.2%Nuclear 5.6915.7%Coal 0.822.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 17:45
Low 24.9 · 04:40Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
70 Out
17
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 9 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 9 February 2022, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 9 Feb
Imported
70GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 15.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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